After adding Andrija Zizic, Galatasaray decided to strengthen their squad with two American guards, Marshall Strickland from Alpella and Antonio Graves from Pau Orthez. Strickland played in Turkey for two years and averaged 16.5 points, 3.8 assists and 3.2 rebounds per game in his last season.
Antonio Graves made his debut in Europe with French side Pau in this October and averaged 20.4 points, 2.2 rebounds and 2.8 assists in 18 games.
